⭐ Away Stars 24-8-3 before this game
0–1
Final
🌪️ Home Hurricanes 14-12-8 before this game
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CAR 0011

Stars at Hurricanes

Hurricanes beat Stars 1–0 at PNC Arena on December 22, 2002.

🗓 Sun, Dec 22, 2002 · 12:30 CST 📍 PNC Arena, Raleigh 🏒 2002-03 🔁 Hurricanes lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🌪️ CAR
Jeff O'Neill
1 G
4 shots · 17:02 TOI · +1
2nd star 🌪️ CAR
Ron Francis
1 A
1 shots · 17:54 TOI · +1
3rd star 🌪️ CAR
Sami Kapanen
1 A
15:42 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

1 goal · in order
3rd period
🌪️ Jeff O'Neill Go-ahead 3rd · 11:28
Assists: Sami Kapanen, Ron Francis · beat Marty Turco
0–1

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
⭐DAL CAR🌪️
28 Shots on goal 26
5 Hits 11
6 Penalty minutes 8
DAL shooting 0.0% (0/28) CAR shooting 3.8% (1/26)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
⭐Stars
Marty Turco
25/26
.962 SV% · 1 GA · 58:13 TOI
🌪️Hurricanes
Kevin Weekes Shutout
28/28
1.000 SV% · 0 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–0
Stars
Stars — tied after 1st: 24-8-3 (69% win rate, 35 games)
Hurricanes
Hurricanes — tied after 1st: 14-12-8 (41% win rate, 34 games)
After 2nd — 0–0
Stars
Stars — tied after 2nd: 24-8-3 (69% win rate, 35 games)
Hurricanes
Hurricanes — tied after 2nd: 14-12-8 (41% win rate, 34 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
⭐Stars
L1 Arnott · Turgeon · Guerin 22:15
L2 Kapanen · Lehtinen · Young 17:10
L3 Morrow · Pellerin · Malhotra 13:43
L4 Montgomery · Ott · Downey 4:32
D1 Hatcher · Zubov 26:53
D2 Boucher · Sydor 18:22
D3 Matvichuk · Robidas 14:30
🌪️Hurricanes
L1 Battaglia · Cole · Brind'Amour 20:05
L2 Francis · O'Neill · Kapanen 17:02
L3 Hlavac · Svoboda · Vasicek 13:20
L4 Daniels · Adams · Adams 6:14
D1 Hill · Wesley 24:10
D2 Wallin · Ward 19:44
D3 Tanabe · Malec 15:24

⚔️ Last meetings

Hurricanes lead the season series 1–0 Full head-to-head →
Nov 21, 2001
🌪️CAR @ ⭐DAL
4–4 (OT) · Hurricanes won
Oct 7, 2001
⭐DAL @ 🌪️CAR
0–3 · Hurricanes won
Oct 10, 2000
⭐DAL @ 🌪️CAR
2–5 · Hurricanes won
Dec 8, 1999
🌪️CAR @ ⭐DAL
1–2 · Stars won
Nov 20, 1999
⭐DAL @ 🌪️CAR
0–1 · Hurricanes won

❓ DAL vs CAR, answered

Who won Stars vs Hurricanes on December 22, 2002?

Hurricanes won 1–0.

What was the final score of Stars vs Hurricanes?

The final score was Stars 0, Hurricanes 1.

Who scored for Hurricanes?

Jeff O'Neill.

How did the Stars goalie play?

Marty Turco made 25 saves on 26 shots (.962 save percentage).

How did the Hurricanes goalie play?

Kevin Weekes made 28 saves on 28 shots (1.000 save percentage) for a shutout.

Where is Stars vs Hurricanes played?

At PNC Arena in Raleigh, the Hurricanes home rink.

What is the Stars vs Hurricanes season series?

Hurricanes lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

Have a different question? Ask the Oracle — it answers from this season's box scores.

🧭 Around this game

Each team's schedule either side of it
⭐Stars
Previous game · Dec 21
⭐DAL @ 😈NJD
3–5 · NJD won
Next game · Dec 26
⭐DAL @ 🐯NSH
1–3 · NSH won
🌪️Hurricanes
Previous game · Dec 20
🌪️CAR @ 🐦ATL
3–2 · CAR won
Next game · Dec 27
🐦ATL @ 🌪️CAR
5–3 · ATL won
Also on December 22, 2002
👑LAK @ 🪶CHI
1–3 final
🌵PHX @ 🦆ANA
0–4 final
Stars season page Hurricanes season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule